Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-05-20
The Republican Primary.

approaches we lind the Candidates Tor
the different nominations active in
canvassing the county. This no
doubt is q hard task with some, per-
hsps to all of them. but it seems TO
have become almost necessary. But
ler is a pretty large county as to ter
ritory, and to visit every township
and part of it requires both time and
labor as well as some expense. How
ever we do not recollect q Primary
election at which everything appears
to be going off more smoothly than at
the present one. The best Of feeling
prevail Is among the candidates and
their friends, so far as we know, and
all the indications are that the sue
cessful ones can be heartily support
ed by their unsuccessful competitors
All can not succeed. But the PrI-
maries being now regulated by law
gives assurance of fairness in the ex-
pre- ssion of the popular will.
Nerarly all the important county
Offices are to gil this fall and for each
there are o number of names announc-
ed. From these the Republican
voters have to choose:
First on the list is th at of Sherlh,
for which nine names are announced.
This Office is always more discussed
and perhaps more interest taken IN 1t
than in any other. While it ls an
important one yet it is by no means
in our opinion the most important
one to the people of county. The
Office of County Commissioner is a
much more important one and more
care and attention should be given by
the tax payers of a county to that
Office than to any other. The Com
missioner's Office is the key to the
Treasury of the county, and honest
and competent men are needed IN 1t
at all times. For Commissioners
there are twelve names announced
and good material afforded the voters
from which to make good selections.
While three are to be elected in the
fall yet no voter can vote for more
than two at the election, under pres
ent law, one being given to the mi
nority by the law, and hence no
party need nominate more than
two.
T be Office of Prothonotary might
also be said to be more important
one than that of Sheriff. 1t is GER
tainly more desirable one, although
not sought after by so many. In it
is the care of most valuable official
papers and records. For it there
a re four candidates before the voters
at the coming Primary.
Register and Recorder of the
county has also become an important
and profitable Office. 1t also has the
the care and proper entry of impor-
tant documents. For it seven can
didates are before the Republicans at
the Primary.
County Treasurer is an Office of
great responsibility and an honest,
careful and competent man should al
ways hold it. For it there are nine
candidates for the nomination.
Clerk of Courts is slso a response
BILE Office, requiring care and atten-
ton. For it but two names are
for the nomination.
County Auditors, although among
the last is by no means the least in
Importance to the people. In fact it
is and should be regarded as one of
the most in portant. With good
County Commissioners and good
County Auditors the people of a
county can rest secure in an honest
conducting and yearly settlement OF
their county finances and affairs.
For this Office there are two to nomi-
nate and six candidates are before the
voters for these nominations.
A Coroner has also to be nominal
ed. For this there is but one candi-
date announced.
Two delegates to the next Republi-
can State Convention have also to be
elected at the coming Primary. The
date of the State Convention has not
as yet been fixed, but the delegates
to it from this county have now to
elected and not appointed. This can
be done at the coming Primary.
With the selection of q Return
Judge in each election district, to
carry the votes of the same to the
County Convention, the Republican
voters will have performed all their
duties at the Primary on June 4.
JUDGE WOODS, one of the members
of the Supreme Court of the United
States, died at his residence in Wash.
ington City last Saturday. He was
appointed from one of the Southern
States and was Republican in poll
tics. As President Cleveland will
have the filling of the vacancy created
by his death Democrat will doubt
less be appointed. We see the name
of the Hon. George A. jerks men,
toned for the vacancy, but with what
prospects for success of course we do
not know.
Congressional District Bill
Passed.
A bill apportioning the State into
naw Conoressional districts has f.